hi mr xerox, thanks, i have tried with lube still couldn't go in. I test with the old oem part and popped in with minimal hand force. I have now switched out the ball/joint cable from old carrier onto the new. now just having a lot of alignment issue and actuator problem
any tips on to opening the door from the inside with the panel off?
thanks.
UPDATE:

thanks fellas for ur tips and awesome help. just wanted to tie off my question. i was able to open the door by pulling inside latch it unlocked then new outside carrier was able to open. felt good being able to finally open door from outside. i guess during install i had manually locked it and then pulled the latch.
anyrate now im cringing hoping no "Open door " msg comes on....
thanks again